Seed

HTS code 1005.10.00 covers corn (maize) seed, specifically certified seed corn or maize. This code is used for importing seed corn and benefits from free general duty with standard trade partner treatment, falling within Chapter 10 which covers cereals.

Detailed information for HTS Code 1005.10.00

AI Summary

This tariff classification falls within Chapter 10, which covers cereals, specifically concerning corn (maize) seed with code 1005.10.00. This code covers corn seed that is certified by a foreign government and marked with official tags, ensuring it’s approved for planting. There are two subdivisions: 1005.10.00.10 for yellow corn seed and 1005.10.00.90 for all other types of corn seed, so choose the appropriate suffix based on the seed’s color.

Chapter	Chapter 10 - Cereals
Section	Section II - Vegetable Products

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General Duty

Free

Standard trade partners (NTR)

Special Duty

N/A

Eligible FTA or preference programs

The general duty rate for HTS code 1005.10.00 (Corn (maize): > Seed) is free, applying to all imports reported in kilograms. Standard trade partners (NTR) also benefit from this free rate. Eligible FTA or preference programs may offer further reduced or eliminated rates, but specific details are not specified. This duty structure extends to the subdivisions 1005.10.00.10 (Yellow corn) and 1005.10.00.90 (Other), meaning those subdivisions also generally enter duty-free with the same NTR and FTA/preference program considerations. Additional U.S. Note 1 clarifies that "seed" requires certification and specific tags from the exporting government.

Rate of Duty (Column 2): 0.98¢/kg

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Code subdivisions

1005.10.00.10

Corn (maize): > Seed > Yellow corn

1005.10.00.90

Corn (maize): > Seed > Other

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Chapter & section notes

Chapter notes

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes CHAPTER 10 CEREALS II 10-1 Notes 1. (a) The products specified in the headings of this chapter are to be classified in those headings only if grains are present, whether or not in the ear or on the stalk. (b) This chapter does not cover grains which have been hulled or otherwise worked. However, rice, husked, milled, polished, glazed, parboiled, or broken remains classified in heading 1006. Similarly, quinoa from which the pericarp has been wholly or partly removed in order to separate the saponin, but which has not undergone any other processes, remains classified in heading 1008. 2. Heading 1005 does not cover sweet corn (chapter 7). Subheading Note 1. The term " durum wheat" means wheat of the Triticum durum species and the hybrids derived from the interspecific crossing of Triticum durum which have the same number (28) of chromosomes as that species. Additional U.S. Note 1. In subheading 1005.10, the expression "seed" covers only seed corn or maize which is certified by a responsible officer or agency of a foreign government in accordance with the rules and regulations of that government to have been grown and approved especially for use as seed, in containers marked with the foreign government's official certified seed corn tags. Statistical Note 1. For a list of approved standards for "Certified organic", see General Statistical Note 6. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes II 10-2

Section notes

SECTION II VEGETABLE PRODUCTS II-1 Note 1. In this section the term "pellets" means products which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by the addition of a binder in a proportion not exceeding 3 percent by weight. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes II-2 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes

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